Textile frame



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Patented Feb. 15, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to frames which are intended to be employed in conjunction with certain types of fancy Work, and the invention is particularly concerned with a frame intended for 6 use with that type of fancy work in which crossed threads are knotted together.

At the present time there is available to the public frames of this general type, which are characterized as being of a rectangular formaticn. With this construction of the frame the designs which may be carried out in the product made thereon are greatly limited, and this invention, therefore,rhas in view as an important objective the provision of a frame of this character which is hexagonal in construction, which imparts an angular relationship to the cross threads which are anchored to the sides of the hexagon, with the result that the designs in the fancy Work product made thereon are almost innite in number, and distinctly at variance to the type of design afforded by the square frame.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a fancy work frame of the character described, Which is of a permanent construction, and which includes on each side a row of pins which constitute means for anchoring the threads thereto.

A more detailed feature of the invention resides in the angular disposition of the pins with respect to the surface of the frame, so as to insure of the threads remaining properly wound thereon.

Various other more detailed objects and advantagesrof the invention will in part become apparent, and in part be hereinafter stated, as

the description of the invention proceeds.

The invention, therefore, comprises a fancy work frame which is defined by an equilateral hexagonal construction, each side of which is provided with a row of angularly disposed pins which are adapted to have threads anchored thereto. Y

For a full and more complete understanding of the invention reference may be had to the following description and accompanying drawing,

wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the fancy work frame made in accordance with the precepts of this invention,

Figure 2 is a detailed section through one side of the frame, bringing out the angular disposition of the fastening pins,

Figure 3 is a diagrammatic showing, bringing out the angular relationship of the threads which are wound on the frame, and

Figure 4 is a detailed showing of a portion of the product made on the fancy Work frame of this invention.

Referring now toi the drawing, wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts, the fancy work frame of this invention is shown as comprising six side pieces I0, each of which is formed with a mitered extremity at II which provides for the assembly of the pieces ID into the hexagonal frame illustrated. Any suitable means for securing the side pieces I0 together may be employed, such as glue or any appropriate metallic fastening element.

Each of the sections I0 has a surface designated I2, which is the so-called effective surface of the frame. Along a line extending substantially intermediate the edges of the surface I2 there is a row of fastening pins designated I3. These pins I3 are preferably equidistantly spaced apart, and are inclined outwardly, as shown clearly in Figure 2.

One manner of using the fancy work frame shown in Figure 1 may be'described by noting that a thread or yarn represented at I4 is first wound about the pins I3, much in the manner of the showing of Figure 1. 'Ihis yarn I4 may be of any desired color. Other yarns are wound about other side pieces I0 to cross theV yarns I4, to provide a net work which is shown in Figure 3. At the points where the yarns cross they may be bound together by a knotted arrangement designated I5. This knotting at I5 may be carried out by a needle comparable to a crochet needle, or any other implement which is capable of functioning in the desired manner.

An important advantage associated with the frame of the character hereinbefore described is that the threads remain anchored on the pins I3, due to the outward inclination of the latter. Due to the permanent nature of the frame all danger of inadvertent collapsing is entirely eliminated, as well as any possible wear, inasmuch as there are no relatively movable parts, and no parts to wear out.

It is evident that an infinite number of designs may be carried out by varying the colors of the various yarns which are wound about the pins I3.

While a preferred specific embodiment of the invention is hereinbefore set forth, it is to be clearly understood that I am not to be limited to the exact construction illustrated and described, because various modifications of these details may be provided in putting the invention into practice within the purview of the appended claim.

I claim:

A fancy Work frame of the character described comprising a hexagonal framework made up of six side pieces, each of which is of an identical construction, each side piece having mitered extremities to facilitate their assembly into a hexagonal formation, means for maintaining the side pieces assembled, and a row of anchoring pins extending along a line which is substantially the median of each side piece, said pins being equidistantly spaced apart and inclined out- Wardly, there being a pin located at each mitered edge whereby symmetry in the design of the product is afforded.

WILLIAM T. BAKELY. 

